What is the best laptop of 2018?

We’ve been spoiled with a number of brilliant laptops this year, from sleek MacBooks to equally sleek Windows machines. We’ve been privileged to see many of the best laptops here at The Big Tech Question, and have one clear winner. Here’s the best laptop of 2018.

Best laptop of 2018: Huawei MateBook X Pro

What’s so brilliant about the MateBook X Pro? That it squeezes so much into such a small chassis, without making any obvious compromises.

To be fair, that comment could be applied to numerous laptops released in 2018, but here’s what makes the MateBook X Pro special:

A gorgeous 13.9in screen with a 3,000 x 2,000 resolution

Brilliant nine-hour battery life

Fast enough to run games thanks to an Nvidia chip

Looks damn nice

It’s not perfect, nothing is. I’m not a fan of the pop-up webcam, for instance. But I’d buy the version with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD in a flash if I hadn’t already invested in the excellent Surface Book 2.

Performance laptop of 2018: Dell XPS 15

Just like Dorian Grey, Dell’s XPS range doesn’t get old. Each year Dell updates it with a design tweak and component upgrades, and each year it’s right up there with the very best machines you can buy.

While I could have highlighted the excellent 2018 update to the Dell XPS 13 or the monster convertible, the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1, it’s the luxurious clamshell Dell XPS 15 that wins my pick of the year. Here’s why: